Hafizullah Saeedi

Hafizullah Saeedi obtained a degree in International and Comparative Politics from the American University of Central Asia and Bard College-NYC for his undergraduate studies. He is currently working as an independent researcher and a human rights defender. He holds a Master of Arts in Global Studies from Leipzig University, Germany. 

Hafizullah has a background in human rights advocacy at the United Nations and European Union levels. His area of research includes human rights, security,y and development studies, with a focus on minority issues, countering violent extremism, and humanitarian action. In the context of Afghanistan, he has written extensively on social movements, minorities, and hate speech, as well as the political participation of women and youth in national processes. He has previously worked with Minority Rights Group International, the European Center for Minority Issues, and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development. In addition to his mother tongue, Persian/Dari, he speaks English, Pashto, Russian, and German languages.